A native macOS menu-bar utility that frees up disk space by keeping apps and large files on an external drive using symbolic links, while they still appear where you expect them.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
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GNU Stow Alternatives
GNU Stow is described as 'Symlink farm manager which takes distinct packages of software and/or data located in separate directories on the filesystem, and makes them appear to be installed in the same place. This is particularly useful for keeping track of system-wide and per-user' and is an app in the development category. There are seven alternatives to GNU Stow for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Linux, Windows, BSD and FreeBSD apps. The best GNU Stow alternative is Symbiote. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try chezmoi or Anvil for macOS. Other great apps like GNU Stow are filetailor, Mackup, lnk and Barrel App.
Alternatives list
6 Symbiote alternatives
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- FreeBSD
- OpenBSD
- Mac
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End manual app setup on macOS. Batch install development tools, sync configurations via GitHub, and troubleshoot issues —no virtualization, just smart automation.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Platforms
- Mac
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filetailor is a peer-based configuration management utility for plain-text files (and directories) such as dotfiles. Files are backed up to a specified folder using filetailor, transferred to another device using tools such as Nextcloud or Syncthing, and then restored on other...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
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Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
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